Coating apparatus



J. W. COSGROVE GOATING APPARATUS Filed Jan. 16, 1929 patented Jan. 3, 1933 UNTED STATES PATENT @FFQE JOHN W. cosenovn, DECEASED, LATE on Mannen MASSACHUSETTS, BY cAaoLNn GOSGROVE, ADTJLINISTRATRIX, GF

UNITED SHSE EEACHINEBY CQRPOEATQOSt-l, PATERSO'N, NEW JERSEY, A CGRIP- RATION OF NEW JERSEY COATING APPARATUS Application filed January i6, 1929.

The present invention relates to apparatus for applying to work-pieces a coating, as of an adhesive substance. It is particularly concerned with the coating of work in which the area to be operated upon and the opposite surface, to which pressure is applied to maintain the coating contact, are inclined with respect to each other. An example of such worlr is furnish-ed by that havia` g slrived margins, as rands for shoes.

An object of the invention is to insure effective engagement between a roll, or other coating member, and the work, when the opposite surfaces engaged by said roll and its cooperating pressure member depart from parallelism or from any normal angular relation. In the accomplishment of this obj-ect, the invention provides a roll which is mounted to gyrate or tilt upon a member which is rotatable. A worlcengaging member co-operates with the gyratory roll, and with the roll and member is associated means for supplying a coating substance for the worl/. With such an organization, the tilting of the roll upon its mounting permits it to assume the same angle as that of the surface upon which it is operating and to follow variations from the normal angle. This gives proper coating contact across the entire surface, and a uniform application of the substance results. Preferably, yieldable means is provided for maintaining the` gyratory roll in a definite normal position, so that it is ready to respond to variations in the work. Herein, the mounting member is shown as a shaft,

upon which a roll, as a pressure or work-supporting roll, is carried by a universal joint. This oint may consist of a spherical portion upon the end of the shaft, co-operating with a bearing carried within a hollow roll. Projections from the spherical portion are shown as entering openings in the bearing to give driving connection between the shaft and roll. In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, there is a cylindrical cement-applying roll, while upon a shaft adjacent thereto is a cooperating gyratory pressure-roll. This pressure-roll which acts to support the work, may be either cylindrical or frusto-conical. In the latter instance, and as illustrated, its

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periphery is so longitudinally inclined that it substantially corresponds to the normal bevel or wedge shape of the margin of a piece of work. lts capacity for tilting upon its shaft allows it to further accommodate itself to variations in the work.

The accompanying drawing shows one of the several forms this invention may assume,

Fig. l being a front elevation of that portion of a cementing machine to which the present improvements apply;

Fig. 2, a perspective view of the co-operat ing applying and work-supporting rolls;

Fig. 3, a central longitudinal section through said work-supporting roll and its mounting Fig. a, a perspective view of one of the bearing-blocks carried by the roll; and

Figs. 5 and 6, details in elevation illustrating pressure-rolls having frusto-conical work-engaging portions.

The cementing apparatus disclosed in the Letters Patent of the United States ilo. '1,851,162, granted March 29, 1932, upon application tiled March 6, 1928, in the name of Caroline Cosgrove, administratrin of the estate of John lV. Cosgrove, deceased, and bearing the Serial No. 259,537, is a suitable one in which to employ the present invention. Of this apparatus, and particularly referring to Figs. l and 2 herein, there appears a frame l0, upon which is journaled the shaft of a cement-applying roll l2. Latex or other liquid adhesive is supplied to this roll from a receptacle (not illustrated) tnrough a chain of rolls la. Pivoted at 16 upon the frame is an arm i8, in which is rotatably mounted the shaft 2O of a supporting roll 22, which presses the work against the applying roll under the im'iuence of a spring 24 acting upon a depending portion of the arm 18. a screw 27, passing through thc frame, contacts with the arm and adjustably limits the extent of approach f the roll i@ to the roll l2. These rolls are rotated about substantially parallel axes in the directions indicated by the arrows in Fig. 2. An inner adjustable edge-gage 28 determines the relation. of the work to the applying roll in its advance through the apsists of a cylindrical shell, closed at its outer extremity. Secured sine by side in the shell,

by screws 3lpassing through the outer head, are the blocks 36, 36 of a divided bearing, having between its halves a generally spherical socket 37 (F ig. 4)..l Between the-blocks,Y

complete coating of the area en gaged by the are opposite lateral openings 38, 3S elongated longitudinally of the shell and having their endwalls diverging outwardly. Surround ing the axis is a frusto-conical opening 40 dividedbetween the two blocks. vThe soelet 37 receives ya spliericalend portion l2 of the shaft 20, thgs portion being preferably f formed upon an extension #la of the shaft.

This. extension is separably secured ina-sock'-V et 46 of the main shaft by a set-screw 46. Thus mounting the roll upon a shaftextension facilitates the application to the apparatus of work-supporting rolls offdifi'erent forms to adapt the apparatus to best operate upon diverse kinds of work. A tapering section 50 of the shaft-extension lies in the shell is thus arrangedfor universal tilting movement about two axes transverse tov the longitudinal axis of the shaft, one of these axes being that of the trunnions, and the, otherbeing at rioht angles-to this throughv .of- I the vcenter ofthe sphere.L The amount of clearance between the walls Vof the bearing openings and the co-operating portions of the shaft and trunnions limits the angular movevment of the roll-shell; Normally, this shell CII ' :54 and sleeve Upon the inner extremity is resiliently maintained with its longitudinal laXis coincident with that ofthe shaft by a helical spring 54 surrounding the'shaftvextension le and a sleeve 56 loose upon the extension; One end of the spring is shown as alnittng against the end-of the main sectionv 2O of the shaft, while the other contact-s with a flange 56 upon the outer end of the sleeve, forcing 4this against the bearing-blocks 36.

Since cement may drip upon the supporting ,roll 22 from the edges of the applying roll, i

the former is extended inwardly at 60 beyond its field of direct co-operation with the applying roll, this extension surrounding and guarding the interior ofy the roll, the spring of theroll-shell is shown a peripheral flange 62. vany cement falling upon, the estensori 60 will flow to thisV flange, and byit be directed away from the enclosed elements.

Inusing. this improved, apparatus, f strips R of material having opposite faces-inclinedY tions in thickness of the material may be pro- Y vided for by the yield of the arm 18 about its pivot V16.l lf the opposite surfaces included between the rolls-incline transversely ofthe margin in either direction, the work-supf porting roll 22 `will tilt upon its, universal mounting, causing this roll to'eXe-rt across the entire width of the worlpstrip a substan .tially luniform pressure, and thus bring about applying roll l2. j This is true both of work in which there is a `beveled margin Vextending throughout its length, and that in which the opposite sides depart irregularly either --froin suchinclination or from parallelism.

j lf the normal transverse inclination ofthe work is greater than can bel fully provided for by they yield ofthe cylindrical roll 22 upon its mounting, the supporting rolls illustra-ted in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawing maybe utilized. Each of these has a frustofconical section, which engages the work, and the adj acent cylindrical guard-section 60 with its drip-flange 62.` In Fig. 5, the work-engaging section6il is adapted for ojo-operation with a work-strip r having aninclinedvmargin converging inwardly. The conical roll-section therefore has an outward taper. In Fig. 6, the opposite condition is provided for, the friisto-conical section 66 tapering in to accommodatefinclined work s vwith its thin edge outward. In either case, the ii'iclination of the portion 64' and 66 may approximate the normal ,bevel of theffworl, thetilting of the rolls upon their mountings permitting Vthen'i to adjust themselves to irregularitiesof said work. Bysuch a frustoconical construction the tilting of the roll necessary to accommodate the worlrwill be minimized.

lHaving described the invention, what lis claimed as new anddesired to secure by Letters latentof the United tates is: i

:1. In a coating apparatus, a rotatable member, a work-engaging roll mounted :to gyrate upon the member, Iyieldable means for maina-roll tiltablyfmounted upon the shaft, a

spring interposedbetween the'roll and shaft, a vroll co-operating with the tilting roll,rand

' means for supplying a lcoatingy substance to said l(3o-operating roll.

'3'. In a coating apparatus, a 4pair of driven co-operatingrolls arranged torotate about adjacent axes and to act upon opposite sides izo of the work, means for supplying a coating substance to one of the rolls, and a support for a roll constructed and arranged to permit said roll to tilt about a plurality of axes to adapt itself to work-surfaces varying in inclination, thereby to insure firm contact between the work and the coating roll.

l. In a coat-ing appar a pair of cooperating rolls arranged 'to act upon opposite sides of the wor r, means for supplying a coating substance to one of the rolls, a support for a roll const icted and arranged permit said roll to tilt about a plurality of axes to adapt itself to work-surfaces varying in inclination, and means for automa? cally returning` the tilting roll to normal position when released from the work.

5. In a coating apparatus, a shaft tension thereof, means for letacha' ing t ie extension to the shaft, ing roll yieldably mounted upon the eXtension, and a guard flange ar anged to prevent flow of the coating substance to the rollmounting.

6. In a coating apo? atus, a shaft, an ezitc-nsion thereof, means or detachably securing the extension to the Lhaft, a roll to gyrate upon the eH"ension, and

e` sion and act the shaft.

7. In a coating apparatus shaft, an er:- tensio-n thereof, means for achably securing the extension to the shaft, a roll mounted to gyrate upon tie extension and having a flange projecting from its perl vihery at the end toward the shaft, and a sping surrounding the extension and acting upon the roll.

8. In a cementing apparatus, a shaft, a work-engaging roll, a universal joint connecting the roll and shaft, and a spring contacting with the sha-ft and exerting its force upon the roll.

9. In a cementing apparatus, a shaft, a work-engaging roll, a universal joint connecting the roll and shaft, a sleeve surrounding the shaft and contacting with a portion of the universal joint, and a spring acting upon the sleeve.

10. In a cementing apparatus, ahollow roll, a shaft having a spherical portion, a bearing carried within the roll and co-operating with the spherical portion of the shaft, and a spring acting upon the bearing.

11. In a cementing apparat-us, a hollow roll, a driven shaft for said roll, said shaft being provided with a spherical portion having trunnions, means within said roll for supporting it upon the driven shaft to tilt on the spherical portion and trunnions about a plurality of axes transverse to the axis of the shaft, and a spring arranged to return said roll to a. normal position coaxial with the shaft.

12. In a cementing apparatus, a driven shaft having a spherical portion at its outer end, a hollow roll having a closed end, bearing-blocks within said roll secured to the closed end thereof and contacting with the spherical portion of the shaft, and means acting upon the bearing-blocks and constructed and arranged to return the roll to normal position after it has been displaced therefrom.

18. In a cementing apparatus, a hollow roll, a driven shaftfor said roll having a spherical portion provided with laterally eX- tending trunnions, and bearing-blocks within the roll having openings to receive the trunnions.

ll. In a cementing apparatus, cement-applying means, a driven shaft having a socket at its outer end, an extension for said shaft secured in said socket and provided with a spherical portion, a hollow roll tiltably supported upon the spherical portion, a spring surrounding the extension and constructed and arranged to return the roll to a normal position substantially coaxial with the shaft, and means upon said roll arranged to divert cement accidentally deposited on the roll from the spring and the inside of the roll.

l5. In a cementing apparatus, a rotatable cement-applying roll, a shaft rotatable adjacent to said applying roll, a pressure-roll cooperating with the applying roll and mounted on said shaft to tilt about a plurality of aires aneularly related to the shaft, and means exerting a pressure upon one of said rolls to hold them in contact with a piece of work.

16. In a cementing apparatus, a rotatable cement-applying roll, a shaft rotatable adjacent to said applying roll, a pressure-roll (io-operating with the applying roll to grip a piece of work and mounted to gyrate upon the shaft, and means arranged to maintain the pressure-roll yieldably in its normal position upon the shaft.

1'?. In a cementing apparatus, a shaft, another shaft rotatable adjacent to said i'irst shaft, a frame in which one shaft is journaled, a member pivotally mounted on the frame in which the other shaft is journaled, a cement-applying roll on one shaft, means for supplying cement thereto, and a pressureroll co-operating with the applying roll and mounted to gyrate upon the other shaft.

I8. In a cementing apparatus, a cylindrical cement-applying roll, a shaft adjacent to the axis of said cement-applying roll, a cooperating work-supporting roll, and means for tiltably mounting the work-supporting roll upon the shaft, said work-supporting roll having a frusto-conical portion opposite the cement-applying roll, thereby to rainimize the tilting movement required in gripping wedge-shaped pieces of work.

19. In a cementing apparatus, a cylindrical cement-applying roll, a shaft adjacent to the axis of said cement-applying roll, a work-supporting roll having a frusto-conical portion cci-operati ng with the cement-apply ing` roll for action upon' Wedge Shaped` pieces of Work, means for tiitahly mounting the Work-supporting roil upon the shaft., and 5 resilient-'means arranged to return said roi-l to a normai position with respect lto the aXis oic the shaft.

20. in a eementing apparatus, a shaft, a cement-applying roii mounted upon said 1G shaft, a second shaft adjacent tothe first shaft,` a cooperating Work-supportingroii mounted upon said second shaft, said Worksupporting roll having` a rusto-eonical sec' tion eo-operating with the cement-applying roll for action upon We ige-shaped pieces of Work, means for mo untingv the Work-supporting roil upon its shaft Constructed and arn ranged to allow tilting` movement about a plurality of axes transverse to the axisof J[he shaft, and an extension from said roll arranged to divert cement from the mounting means. Y

2l. In eementing apparatus, a 1o11-shaft having` a socket, a shaft extending` from :said Socket7 a hollow roll 'tiltabiy mounted upon the extension, means Within said roii for sug porting` it upon the shaft-extension and eonstrueted and arranged to allow said roiiy to gyrate upon the shaft, and a spring4 :surrounding said extension between the shaft and supporting means,` said roii having a iirusto-eonieui Work-engaging portion and cylindrical extension surrounding` the spring. i fn testimony whereof I have signed .my

name to this specification.

` CAROL-HIE E. CQSGROVE, AZ072n,5fmti of Hw Estate 0f Jom W.

@osg/roue, Deceased. 

